First evaluation of automated specimen inoculation for wound swab samples by use of the Previ Isola System compared to manual inoculation in a Routine Laboratory: Finding a cost-effective and accurate approach

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2732-2736

  Mischnik, Alexander ^a   Mieth, Markus ^a   Busch, Cornelius J ^a   Hofer, Stefan ^a   Zimmermann, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

POLYURETHAN;

ARTICLE; AUTOMATED SPECIMEN INOCULATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGAL STRAIN; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; INOCULATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MICROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PREVI ISOLA SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUALITY CONTROL; SMEAR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WOUND SWAB;

AUTOMATION; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; SPECIMEN HANDLING; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84864416379     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.05501-11     Document Type: Article

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